The winter snow is intermittent and stopping.

The second heavy snow was cold and howling, and it came neither early nor late, just in time for the New Year.

"Legend has it that in ancient times, the people were bewitched, and the people were not happy."

"It is said that a demon named Nian, born with a green face and fangs, sharp teeth and claws, extremely vicious, living in the mountains for a long time and not coming out, every Chinese New Year's Eve only go down the mountain to devour livestock, hurting people's lives......"

The neighborhood of Nanling City is so lively, and the old man selling noodles at the food stall tells the story with his voice and color, and the children are constantly surprised when they hear it.

"And then? And then? ”

The children were attentive, and they were already fascinated by what they heard, and hurriedly asked.

The old man smiled and said nothing, and after half a ring, he pretended to be profound and said: "Later, that ......"

As soon as he spoke, the old man paused and looked to the side in a daze.

I saw a man wearing a hat sitting down, and said in a hoarse voice: "Old man, there is a bowl of wine." ”

"Okay, wait a minute."

The old man only felt a little strange, how could he still eat out in the thirties of the Chinese New Year's Eve?

He didn't even plan to open a business today, purely because he had no relatives at home, and he was alone, teasing a few simple children who had not yet cultivated.

But the old man didn't think much about it, and soon got busy.

After a while, a bowl of hot winter wine was served on the humble table.

The man in the hat took a sip, only to feel a burst of heat all over his body, and his eyes couldn't help but light up.

Although this is not called fairy fruit Qiongjiu, it is full of the unique fragrance of fermented spiritual rice.

The old man threw a handful of candy out, and the children jumped away with cheers, and sat down in front of the man in the hat.

"Well, I'm not bad on this wine?" The old man asked with a smile.

"Hmm." The man nodded.

After a few more sips, he put down the bowl: "Old man, ask something, how is the Ye family going?" ”

"The Ye family?"

The old man was stunned for a moment.

What do you mean by that...... Could it be that the person in front of him is going to visit the Ye family?

Thinking of this, the old man kindly reminded: "Today is Chinese New Year's Eve, this big New Year's Day, when the Ye family is at the annual meeting, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate......

This is a euphemism, obviously because of the fear of misfortune.

He is just an old cultivator of qi refining, his qualifications are mediocre, and he has only stopped in the late stage of qi refining after fighting for most of his life, and he has long been hopeless.

Over the years, although there are not many guests coming and going, no one can say what kind of details the visitors are, so they naturally practice their ability to speak carefully, so as not to offend people.

"Annual meeting?"

The man in the hat pondered for a moment, thoughtful.

Seeing the old man's serious face, he smiled and said, "It's okay, I know it in my heart, and I hope the old man will tell me." ”

"This ......"

At this point, the old man simply stopped persuading him, and pointed across the street with his hand: "Well, the largest courtyard of that family is it." ”

After drinking all the winter wine in the bowl, the man put down the two spirit stones and walked onto the snowy road.

The old man shook his head secretly.

Over the years, he has long been familiar with this street, don't look at the Ye family's few fanfares, and his behavior is low-key on weekdays, but he is the most difficult to talk to.

I don't know how many confident cultivators came to visit, but in the end they were disappointed and couldn't even enter the door.

"Today, there is one more person who will eat behind closed doors."

The old man retracted his gaze, and it was still too far away for him to talk about such a big family as the Ye family.

Crunchy......

The man in the hat stepped through the snow and never stopped.

"Stop!"

The subordinates at the gate of the compound blocked the way of the comers, and a small man said expressionlessly: "The Ye family's annual meeting, please go back!" ”

The man took off his hat, revealing a slightly green face.

"Might as well pass it on."

He smiled slightly, and said harmlessly: "Let's just say that the scattered cultivator Fang Mu is visiting." ”

"Fang Mu?"

The little girl frowned, always feeling that this name was a little familiar, but for a while he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

But since it's a casual practice, there's nothing to look at.

"I am busy with family affairs, so I can't see outsiders, if you want to find a job in the Ye family, come back another day."

The annual meeting is always the annual meeting, and the rules cannot be broken.

On this kind of special day, it's not easy for the little guy to talk too badly, and no one wants to celebrate the New Year and make a fuss.

The other subordinate was not so polite.

"What do you do with him so much, it's a waste of words."

He snorted and hurried impatiently: "Go and go, I still run around on the day of Chinese New Year's Eve, I really don't know who gave you confidence......"

Fang Mu smiled.

Then, he coldly grabbed the subordinate's neck, narrowed his eyes and said, "It's just a word, is this difficult?" ”

"How dare you ......"

The little guy suddenly blushed, and grabbed Fang Mu's wrists with both hands, trying to break free.

The other person's eyes widened, he didn't expect the other party to be so bold at all!

The old man selling noodles across the street glanced at it casually, it was okay not to look at it, this look, just witnessed the occurrence of this scene, and suddenly everyone was stupid!

Did this guy eat the bear's heart leopard gall? !

Dare to make trouble in the Ye family?

And it's still on Chinese New Year's Eve, running to provoke trouble, don't die?!

And no matter what the subordinate is, after all, it is the subordinate of the Ye family, even if it is a dog of the Ye family, it is the face of the Ye family!

"Stop!"

Another polite little guy can't help but be moved now.

He glared at Fang Mu and said, "Do you know what you're doing!?" ”

I think he has been guarding the door for some time, outsiders come to the door, which one is not polite, Fang Mu does it without saying a word, he really hasn't seen it!

Fang Mu let go of his hand indifferently.

The little guy who regained his breath gasped, got up from the ground, and glared at Fang Mu: "You're done!" I'm telling you, you're dead! ”

Fang Mu glanced at him: "If it's a big New Year, the dead will be unlucky." ”

Suddenly, the subordinate did not dare to speak.

He couldn't figure out the other party's cultivation, and judging from the past, he was really afraid that this neuropath, who was not afraid of death, would do something unusual.

The movement at the door was not noticed by the Ye family in the courtyard at all.

Everyone is preparing for the annual meeting, how can they manage that, not to mention that they would not expect that someone would come to the door on such a day.

"Who the hell are you!?"

"Didn't you say it all, Fang Mu, it's just a casual cultivation."

"I don't care who you are, the Ye family is not something you can offend! I advise you to ...... better."

Just as the subordinate was about to say something more, another little servant pulled him and hurriedly winked.

He always thought it was weird.

Who has never heard of the name of the Ye family, the other party came to the door by name, and did such an unscrupulous thing, I am afraid that he will rely on him.

But

No matter what, to do such a thing as slapping the Ye family in the face, I am afraid that this matter will be difficult to solve!

He decided to report it first, otherwise it would make a big fuss, which would make the masters of the Ye family dissatisfied and disturb the interest of the annual meeting, and the nine heads of the two of them would not be enough!

Thinking of this, the little guy said, "You wait here first!" ”

After saying that, he hurriedly turned around and entered the compound.

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